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UK Fun in the mud!!!

rayvon said:
It's been a while since i glanced these forums, nice to spot the same names still here.

Anyhoo, have yourselves a little look at this for a nice bit of failed 'recovery'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taGonGLc_tM
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Nice one Matt - long time no see

Did you get the APC out in the end or are you posting here so 'the boys' can rescue it for you:D :D :D Sure me, Gez & Geo would be there with a tow rope to have a go:D

Some very serious boys toys on show:) Hows the tank going? You opened up an more tracks?
 
Just watched it again and noticed this

Prestatyn TA REME attempt to recover a stranded FV432, video set to an Oasis soundtrack. ... :D :D :D

Nice direction as always Matt :)
 
Hows things Matt..

Blinking ECK!!!
Theres us trying NOT to churn things up to much and doing a bit of gentle pruning and you sink a Bl**dy TANK !!!! :eek: :eek: :eek::D :D :D

Looks like someones standing on the brakes and its still being dragged out.:D :D :D :D
Now thats Recovery:p :p :p .. cracking Vid..

Had a bit of Cr*p to deal with since I last saw Ya. but back on track Now.

So If ya need a hand with any more developments or a hand starting any more armoured motors give us a shout ..
Im sure Dave and Guy would be up for it ...
Good to hear from ya
Catch ya Again
Gez
 
this was filmed 3 weeks agon, at that time they failed, the boys came back yesterday and managed to get the thing out into the open.

The main obstacle being that the vehicle has thrown the left track and it is wedged between the hull and the road wheels.

As far as they're concerned, they have fullfilled their offer to recover the vehicle, now it's over to us to get the track back on, but guess what, we've done it once before :eek:, so i'm fairly confident we'll manage it again.

As far as you guys coming over, it would be good to see you all again, i spot Daves truck every time i go to Llandudno, he even drove straight past me one day last week caked in the sticky stuff.
 
AH I didnt realise it was one of your tanks .I thought it was one the reme brought with them for practice...mmmmmm that was awfully good of them to offer their sevices...

Ill ask when Dave and Guy can make it and we`ll pop over for a brew:p

catch ya soon
Gez
 
rayvon said:
this was filmed 3 weeks agon, at that time they failed, the boys came back yesterday and managed to get the thing out into the open. .
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That would have been good to see - what did they do different this time or was the ground a bit firmer with the cold?

rayvon said:
As far as you guys coming over, it would be good to see you all again
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Yep be good to see what you've done with the place:D :D

rayvon said:
i spot Daves truck every time i go to Llandudno, he even drove straight past me one day last week caked in the sticky stuff.
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My little truck does stand out a little in Llandudno - got it a little muddy last Sunday:D :D :D
 
hahaha, not guilty this time.

they succeeded by trying a different approach, rather than trying to pull 200 feet uphill (last time) they pulled it 100 feet downhill, funny that.

Also, last time was an indirect pull relying on a snatch block stropped around as many as 6 trees but it kept uprooting them due to the shallow roots, this time a wrecker was manouvered in to get a direct pull with the ecxeption of having to use a snatch block just to redirect the main lain rather trying to bend it round a corner.

What isn't featured in the video is a strop with a 25ton capacity, going twang, it was actually much louder than 'twang' but you get the idea.


They even managed to pull a track off the priestman 360, i suspect the return visit was one of regaining their pride and proving they could do it, that said, someone else was in charge.
 
rayvon said:
hahaha, not guilty this time.

they succeeded by trying a different approach, rather than trying to pull 200 feet uphill (last time) they pulled it 100 feet downhill, funny that.

Also, last time was an indirect pull relying on a snatch block stropped around as many as 6 trees but it kept uprooting them due to the shallow roots, this time a wrecker was manouvered in to get a direct pull with the ecxeption of having to use a snatch block just to redirect the main lain rather trying to bend it round a corner.

What isn't featured in the video is a strop with a 25ton capacity, going twang, it was actually much louder than 'twang' but you get the idea.


They even managed to pull a track off the priestman 360, i suspect the return visit was one of regaining their pride and proving they could do it, that said, someone else was in charge.
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LOL - that sounds like fun - hope they had a winch sail:eek: :eek: :D
 
By eck Matt was only thinking about you guys last night!! How freaky!

Glad to see things are still getting muddy down in the woods. Can't believe it has been nearly a year since we were all down there and you made the other film of us!!!! Still a superb video that and set to a brilliant track!

I did hear through the island grapevine that you were having troubles with locals complainging about noise levels. Couldn't see this though as you are quite a way from residences!!

So what vehicles do you have now? Is my favourite T34 tank working yet?

Have often thought about just popping down to the forest on the off chance that you'd be there!
 
That brings back memorys spent 4yrs on Chieftain,Centurian and 432's
its amazin what the reme guys can pull out with them Fodens


Geoffs
 
What were they like in the woods? the first part of the sequence is the REME recovering their own wrecker they tried taking into the woods but failed.

Geo, i'd be interested to hear more about this grapevine, we have taken a pro-active approach to noise until our planning application goes through but for the most part this applies to pyrotechnics. you'd be hard pressed to hear any vehichle noise from within the depths.

I think someone will be there almost every saturday from now on to try and get things organized for 2007
 
rayvon said:
What were they like in the woods? the first part of the sequence is the REME recovering their own wrecker they tried taking into the woods but failed.

Geo, i'd be interested to hear more about this grapevine, we have taken a pro-active approach to noise until our planning application goes through but for the most part this applies to pyrotechnics. you'd be hard pressed to hear any vehichle noise from within the depths.

I think someone will be there almost every saturday from now on to try and get things organized for 2007
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Excellent, I'd love to pop down and have a natter. Suspect Dave and Gez would too!!
 
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